Summary
Tohoku Gakuin University (東北学院大学, Tōhoku Gakuin Daigaku) is a private university in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded under the influence of Christian Reformed missionaries.
 The Main Gate and the Main Building (Tsuchitoi Campus) | |
| Motto | Life Light Love |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | Founded 1886, Chartered 1949 |
| President | Nozomu Hoshimiya |
| Undergraduates | 12,414 (2007) |
| Postgraduates | 242 (2007) |
| Location | , , Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | www |
Times Higher Education places Tohoku Gakuin University in the 150+ bracket in its ranking of Japan's 200 best universities.[1]
History edit
The university was founded in 1886 (Meiji 19) as Sendai Theological Seminary by Oshikawa Masayoshi (1850–1928), one of Japan's first Protestants, and Protestant missionary William Edwin Hoy.[2][3] Oshikawa, an ex-samurai in Matsuyama became the seminary's first president. In 1891, the school was renamed Tohoku Gakuin (東北學院, Tōhoku gakuin) and a course for non-Christian students was added.
The first president Oshikawa resigned in 1901 and was succeeded by David Bowman Schneder (1857–1938). In 1904, college courses were added and authorized by the Specialized School Order. The college at first had two Departments: Letters, Theology. In 1918, Normal School and the Department of Commerce were added. In 1926, the main building (still used today) was built in Tsuchitoi Campus. Schneder left the college due to age, but even in his last days he had strong faith and gave the sermon titled "I am not ashamed of the gospel" (1936, the 50th anniversary of the school).
During World War II, the college was virtually forced to stop functioning and Tohoku Gakuin College of Aeronautical Engineering (東北學院航空工業專門學校, Tōhoku gakuin kōkū kōgyō senmon gakkō) was established instead (1944–1947).
After the war, following education reforms in Japan, it was reorganized into the Tohoku Gakuin University in 1949.
Undergraduate Faculties edit
- Letters (in Tsuchitoi Campus, Aoba-ku, Sendai)
- Economics (in Tsuchitoi Campus)
- Business Administration (in Tsuchitoi Campus)
- Law (in Tsuchitoi Campus)
- Engineering (in Tagajo Campus)
- Liberal Arts (in Izumi Campus, Izumi-ku, Sendai)
Graduate schools edit
- Letters
- Economics
- Business Administration
- Law (including Law School)
- Engineering
- Human Informatics (in Izumi Campus)
Notable alumni edit
- Tōru Doi (Member of the lower house)
- Takayuki Kishi (Professional baseball player)
- Takeshi Koike (Announcer for Aomori Broadcasting Corporation)
- Kazuko Kōri (Member of the lower house)
- Takeo Mabashi (Basketball coach)
- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Composer, singer)
- Masashi Nakano (Member of the lower house, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cabinet minister)
- Shunrō Oshikawa (Science fiction author)
- Norio Sasaki (Composer)
- Kyōka Suzuki (Actress)
- Kenichi Takahashi (Professional basketball player)
- Yūji Takahashi (Announcer for Iwate Menkoi Television)
- Kōichi Yamadera (voice actor and actor)
References edit
- ^ "Japan University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Shavit, David (1990). "Hoy, William E(dwin)". The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-313-26788-8.
- ^ Nomura, Shin (14 April 2015). "The Three Founders of Tohoku Gakuin". The United Church of Christ in Japan. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
External links edit
- Official Website
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